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I never thought that I could see him as a father figure before. He is a figure that I adore since the first step I walked in the campus. He looks nice, wise, discipline, much of father figure that I am longing.

Our introduction went smooth, he sees something in me, perhaps a potential of something that I don't even realize it until today. He believes in my dreams, he encourages me, gives me feedback, spare his busy time for me. We discussed everything while we meet, I listened to his stories while he was abroad, we talked politics, economics, how the world changed. He even shut his phone off when it was ringing while he was talking to me, I mean... seriously. The busy man like him turned his call for a young girl like me.

Day by day, month by month, saya semakin kagum dengan beliau. Terkadang saya benar-benar berharap, "andaikan beliau adalah ayah saya." Ternyata rasanya menyenangkan punya sosok ayah, ya.

Mengapa saya menulis ini? Baru saja beliau menelepon ponsel saya malam ini, karena ada informasi mengenai pendidikan. Apa yang beliau lakukan terhadap saya selama ini (apalagi barusan) selalu berhasil membuat saya terharu. Iya, beliau memang peduli terhadap saya. Ah, sensitif sekali saya ini. Berkaca-kaca hanya karena dihubungi oleh seorang Profesor yang menjadi rektor di kampus saya.

Ya, saya tidak pernah menyangka jika kami berdua akan seperti ini.

Ini janji saya untuk Profesorku:
"You must promise me that you will be as healthy as today years by now. Because I want you to see me as a success woman, an inspirational figure just like you. I want us to discuss a lot of things in the future, just like we did in the present.

You inspire me a lot, Professor.

I always remember what you said... 'Do everything with your passion and you won't find any strugles.'

Thank you for being a father figure that I am longing, Professor.

Please be healthy, because I want you, my father, to see your daughter grow..."

Beliau adalah sosok guru yang sesungguhnya. Bukan ditakuti, tapi dihormati dan disayangi.

Kalau anda menemukan sosok seperti beliau, maka jadikanlah sosok guru itu layaknya sebagai orang tua kita sendiri. Dan kita, jangan kurang ajar jadi anak. :p

Intinya, beliau adalah sosok inspirasi untuk dicontoh.

Selamat Hari Pendidikan Nasional, semuanya!